The Doctor Migration Project

"Health systems maintain the life of a country, and the people who work in them are its life blood"(Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, 2006)

The Doctor Migration Project (2010-2014) is a research project which aims to assess the contribution made by non-EU migrant doctors to the Irish health system. It will also examine the experiences of non-EU migrant doctors in Ireland and ascertain their plans for the future.

Did You Know...

Ireland has the second highest level of dependency in the OECD on foreign-trained doctors

Over half of Ireland’s junior hospital doctors (NCHDs) are non-Irish

Very little is known about non-EU migrant doctors - where do they come from, where do they work within the health system, how long do they intend to remain in Ireland for?

The Doctor Migration Project hopes to find answers to some of these questions in order to strengthen the evidence base and capacity for effective workforce planning for Irish policy makers.

The Doctor Migration Project is a three year research project, funded by the Health Research Board (HRB). The project is a collaboration between the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD).